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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at Houston Methodist Hospital.

📍 Houston, TX 5/5 CMS rating CPT 29881

Houston Methodist Hospital did not publish a cash-pay price for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy as of the last refresh.

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Houston Methodist Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$5,052 – $5,208
Blue Cross Blue Shield$5,584
UnitedHealthcare$8,077
Cigna$4,055 – $4,292
Humana$3,404
Medicare$3,287 – $6,409

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 6,099 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 81% 69.6% +11pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 79% 68.6% +10pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 80% 76.6% +3pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 67% 52.2% +15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Houston Methodist Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 29881, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy prices, see the Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy overview.